So I went down to s. ok for a hunt, but it was slow and I only got one gw teal. I head back up the same day, with the teal packed in some ice. I usually soak them in salt water, but was tired and didn't feel like doing it. I get back to town and watch the Bedlam game with some folks and we throw bratwursts on the grill. As an afterthought, I threw my teal on there.

I ate every bit of it, but definitely not the way to cook teal. I just didn't want to have to hassle with roasting for just one bird. What are some better ways to grill a duck, if any?

If your going to grill it the best way is to just grill the breasts. Take the breast out and debone it. Now you have two halves. Take one half and put a jalapeno and a little cream cheese in the center of the breast, fold in half and wrap in bacon. Cook on med. low heat on the grill until the bacon is done. This is great.

If they're dumb enough to be lured in by plastic you're really just doing them a favor.

Smackaduck's method works fine, but I don't debone my ducks for the grill. What I do is this:

I take a chef's knife (or other large knife) and cut out the back of the duck, in two cuts, one on either side of the backbone. Then, if you are feeling anal retentitve, carefully cut out the ribs and the keel bone. I rarely do this, so I just crack all the ribs to spread the bird sorta flat.

Then. I paint the duck with lard or duck fat, salt it heavily and put on the grill skin side down. When the skin is brown and crispy, turn over and finish on the cut side. This is when you can paint the skin side with a sauce if you want to.

I let them soak in water for an hour or so...then wrap in bacon and place in apporpriate size zip lock bag fill with some italian dressing. place in fridge for another hour or so....throw on grill low-med. heat. once bacon is cooked they should be good to go. Grab a beer and enjoy...Also, I do my dove the same way.